There are no certainties in life. Death? Someone tell Willie Nelson. Taxes? Again, someone tell Willie Nelson. I don’t mean to pick on the redheaded stranger. He’s just the oldest tax evader kickin’ around these days. He’s relevant to this New York Mets conversation in a different way, too.
After the 2024 season, the Mets went to bed at 2 with a 10 and in 2025 seemed to wake up at 10 with a 2. This is in reference to Mark Vientos whose performance didn’t measure up to what the 2024 beer goggles told us.
He seemed all but certain to get traded this offseason.